Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,695 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Frederick Douglass (1817-1895)
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Robert Alexander Pinn (1843-1911)
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Bernard Peter Randolph (1933- )
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Taylor Emmanuel Gordon (1893-1971)

Explore Global African History

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Rachel Christie (1988- )
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Aubrey Drake Graham (1986- )
Joanne Anderson
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Joanne Marie Anderson (1971- )
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St. George’s, Grenada (1649- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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I Remember Madiba: Paul Suzman Eulogizes Nelson Mandela
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Uncle Tom Revisited: Rescuing the Real Character from the Caricature
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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System
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Injustice in Alaska Territory: The World War II Court-martial of Ten Black Soldiers Who Helped Build the ALCAN Highway

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington